Museum exploring London's transport system. Originating in the 1920s, the London Transport Museum has housed its collection in various sites across London. The museum moved to Covent Garden in 1980. Explore Victorian tra...

Famous shopping area in central London. In medieval England, the area was a kitchen garden or 'convent garden' for the Convent or Abbey of Westminster. After the Dissoultion of the Monasteries, the land was given to the...

Church opposite Covent Garden Market in central London. 'This famous Church, designed by Inigo Jones, has stood to the Glory of God and the services of His people since 1633' (source: information board outside church).....

Famous London tourist area most noted for its theatres. In general, the 'West End' refers to the area around Covent Garden and Leicester Square where many of London's theatres are based. Can refer to the area to the west...

Part of the Courtauld Institute of Art and self-billed as 'one of the finest small museums in the world'. The collection includes work by Manet and Monet, Van Gogh and Gainsborough. Other galleries in the area include Th...

Dating from the late eighteenth century and designed to house public offices (eg tax, navy, surveyors' offices), Somerset house is located by the River Thames in central London. Originally built by the Duke of Somerset i...

University specialising in Economics and Political Science. Founded at the end of the nineteenth century. Part of the Univeristy of London. Abbreviated to 'LSE'. Full title is 'The London School of Economics and Politica...

Probably the UK's most well known church. Located in Trafalgar Square next to The National Gallery. Built by James Gibbs in the early 1720s on site of an earlier church. Trafalgar Square was built a century later. Parish...

Offering some of the finest views of London, Waterloo Bridge spans the River Thames. Westminster Palace World Heritage Site, The London Eye and The South Bank are to the west and City of London and Canary Wharf to the ea...

World famous square in central London by The National Gallery. Originally to be called King William the Fourth's Square. The square commemorates the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar. The role of Admiral Nelson is celebrated by N...

Not as well known as, say, the British Museum but one of London's finest museums. Sir John Soane (1753-1837) was an architect who built up a formidable collection of paintings and objects which were bequeathed to the nat...